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Epstein Email Trove Puts Trump Mentions and Michael Wolff’s Role Under New Scrutiny

The disclosure has renewed questions about access journalism centred on Michael Wolff.

Overview

  • The House Oversight Committee published roughly 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails from the 2010s.
  • Several threads reference President Donald Trump, including a 2011 message calling him “the dog that hasn’t barked,” a line now documented in the released correspondence.
  • An unpublished 8,684-word 2014 profile of Epstein found in the cache was authored by Michael Wolff, which he confirmed to Semafor.
  • Wolff appears repeatedly in the emails and in 2015 discussed anticipating a CNN debate question about Trump, prompting criticism that he advised or coached Epstein.
  • Wolff defends his access-driven reporting and contends the documents highlight Epstein’s knowledge of Trump, a characterization Trump’s team strongly denies.